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Proof (2024)
Featured Progressive Metal Album
Death Atlas (2019)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
05/08 @ Underground Arts, Philadelphia
Featured Death Metal Album
Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Death/thrash outfit from Soncino (Cremona), formed in 2019. Their sound channels the raw energy of 1980s thrash through death metal's heavier lens, pairing aggressive vocals with riff-centric compositions.
Thrash metal band from Sion, Switzerland, active since 2013. They carry the thrash metal torch from the Valais Alps.
Larissa-based thrash/groove metal act active since 2018, anchoring their riff-driven assault in mid-tempo grooves that demand involuntary headbanging. Their compositions balance thrash metal's speed with the crushing rhythmic weight of groove metal.
Great Harwood-based thrash metal act active since 2019, delivering riff-driven aggression rooted in the genre's foundational principles of speed, precision, and relentless energy. Their material channels the spirit of 1980s thrash through a British filter.
Finnish death/thrash metal band from Joensuu, formed in 2020. They carve a bloody path of death-thrash through the eastern Finnish forest.
German death/thrash metal band from Menden, formed in 2022. They merge death metal brutality with thrash metal's aggressive velocity.
Finnish thrash metal band from Helsinki, formed in 2011. They deliver riding thrash metal from the Finnish capital.
Manchester-based thrash metal act active since 2024, delivering riff-driven aggression rooted in the genre's foundational principles of speed, precision, and relentless energy. Their material channels the spirit of 1980s thrash through a British filter.
Oslo-based melodic death/thrash metal act active since 2019, combining the aggression of both genres with harmonized guitar leads and dynamic songwriting. Their sound bridges the gap between Gothenburg-style melody and thrash metal's riff-driven intensity.
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